The Village Administrator or designee shall be responsible for
the enforcement of this article. The governing body may prescribe
policies, rules, or regulations to carry out the intent and purposes
of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DRIP IRRIGATION
Low-pressure, low-volume irrigation applied slowly, near
or at ground level.
FUGITIVE WATER
The pumping, flow, release, escape, or leakage of any water
from any pipe, valve, faucet, connection, diversion, well, or any
facility for the purposes of water supply, transport, storage, disposal,
or delivery onto adjacent property or the public right-of-way. Fugitive
water shall not include:
B.
Flow of water resulting from temporary water supply system failures
or malfunctions;
C.
Water applied to prevent or abate health, safety, or accident
hazards when alternate methods are not available (The washing of outdoor
eating areas and sidewalks is not included in this exemption.);
D.
Flow of water resulting from vandalism, weather conditions,
or emergencies;
E.
The occurrence of unforeseeable or unpreventable failure or
malfunction of plumbing or irrigation system hardware; and
F.
The flushing of fire hydrants.
GRAY WATER
Untreated household wastewater that has not come in contact
with toilet waste. Gray water also does not include water from kitchen
sinks or dishwashers.
HARVESTED WATER
Precipitation or irrigation runoff collected, stored and
available for reuse for irrigation purposes.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Dedicated public land for the use of the public for the movement
of people, goods, vehicles, or stormwater. For purposes of this article,
"public right-of-way" shall include curbs and streets.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
The owner, manager, supervisor, or person who receives the
water bill; or the person in charge of the property, facility, or
operation during the period of time the violation is observed.
SPRAY IRRIGATION
The application of water to landscaping by means of a device
that projects water through the air in the form of small particles
or droplets.
WATER WASTE
A.
Any water, other than natural precipitation, that substantially
flows from a property to the public right-of-way or adjacent private
property. Water waste is a nonbeneficial use of water. Nothing in
this ordinance shall contradict contents of Section 10-1, Zoning,
of the Village Code.
B.
Nonbeneficial uses include but are not limited to:
(1)
Landscape water applied in such a manner that it overflows the
landscaped area being watered and runs onto adjacent property or the
public right-of-way;
(2)
Landscape water which leaves a sprinkler, sprinkler system,
or another application device in such a manner as to spray onto adjacent
property or the public right-of-way;
(3)
Washing of vehicles, equipment, or hard surfaces such as parking
lots or driveways when water is applied in sufficient quantity to
flow from that surface onto adjacent property or the public right-of-way;
and
(4)
Water applied in sufficient quantity to cause ponding on impervious
surfaces on non-municipal-owned property.